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Almost perfect first home....with large slope in backyard
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First of all please let me say bare with me, I am learning to navigate through this site and can not always find my posts once I post them. LOL!
Anyway, My husband I are looking at a wonderful home, but the backyard is not as wonderful as the rest of the home. To start with the back yard is small with a large slope. Does anyone know how I can level the yard so to speak? Or any DIY magazines or websites I can go to walk me through doing this?
Thanks so much for all the help!!!!
Re: Almost perfect first home....with large slope in backyard
You're talking earth moving equipment and calling in the pros. If you need a retaining wall, you could be spending thousands of dollars. Look up landscaping companies in the phone book and call them out for estimates.
Are you sure you want to do that instead of just working with what's there? Our last house had a huge treed, sloped lot, and if we had lived there long enough, we would have done something like this.
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Lurker here. DH and I just sold our home with a sloped backyard. Ditto PP. Leveling costs $$$. You can make it work for you, though without leveling it - look up pics online or in the DIY books at Lowes or Home Depot to get ideas.
Also, the biggest issue with doing anything to a sloped backyard is the flow of water and WHERE it will go. It always takes the path of least resistance. That could be toward your home or your neighbors'. And, if you flood your neighbors' properties or ruin their yards, they will be mighty PO'd - possibly sue you.
Any major earth moving projects need to involve lasers to ensure proper flow of water and to be sure that you don't end up with standing water either.
I grew up in a home with a sloped yard. My parents never did anything to level it because it was cost prohibitive. The link that PP posted with the beautiful stone garden is a great option, but if you have kids (or want them) you'll probably prefer the open space so they can play.
That being said, even with a steep slope in our backyard, I played out there all the time! It was actually really helpful when I was in gymnastics and was trying to learn how to do a back walkover, I could do it on the slope of the hill and get practice before working up to doing it on flat ground
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